Back Up a Mac Without Time Machine

If you want to backup your mac, don't use time machine because time capsules are expensive. For less than $100, you can back up your computer

Steps

Buy an external hard drive if you don't have one.
Connect the hard drive to the computer you are going to backup.
Go to finder.
Click Go > Applications.
Open Automator.
Click Service and then click choose.
Click the drop downs so it looks like this. Service receives no input in any application.
Click Files & Folders.
Drag Get Specified Finder Items to your workflow.
Click Add and then select all the folders in your home folder.
Drag New folder below the previous action.
Click variables and choose Date & Time.
Click the pill-shaped icons at the bottom of the window.
Drag the variable that says Today's date into the blank area.
Double click on the variable you just added.
On format, click Custom format...
Make it look like this (January)-(5)-(1999).
Double click January and click a number.
Double click 1999 and click the 2 digit number.
Click done.
Drag the variable to the name field.
In the Where field, click other.
Locate your hard drive and create or open a backup folder.
Click run to test.
Click File > Convert To...
Click Calendar Alarm and then click Choose.
Open Calendar.
Save both files as Backup.
On the event that appears, double click it.
Click edit.
Change repeat to Every day.
Click done.